ROMARIC DELAHAIE BOOK. 2 0 2 2 2 ME. Engineer, Product Designer, Entrepreneur Hi, I am Romaric and this Portfolio showcases 3 years of both school and personals projects. My Mechanical Engineering Degree combined with my Master’s degree in Industrial Design allows me to think products as a whole from A to Z. Every single product you will see were thought, designed and engineered by myself. My vision of high-end value products To me, one of the keys to a cleaner future is for users to have fewer objects that do more. It is part of my engineering and designer role to take part in this evolution, by developing clever and appealing products that combined several features together. MY RESUME +44 7 828 560 369 ROMARIC.DELAHAIE@GMAIL.COM SOLO SKETCH ENGINEERING RENDERING DESIGN CAD PROTOTYPING 3 A modern shopping trolley bag The goal was to imagine a shopping trolley to fit young adults needs. I wanted a cute robot type product that could follow you everywhere and extend itself when needed. 2 M 2018 JUMBLE. 4 Ride with it Combination with the bike was key to build a clever city device. The dock was fully designed and engineered as well. Your daily bag Because young active people do small food shopping at random times, they always need a shopping bag with them. Unfold it to shop Jumble adapts itself to your needs. When you need more room, unfold the fabric sides and the telescopic handle, it’s ready to use! 5 Carefully engineered I worked on both CAD and paper sketches to achieve various technical challenges. Jumble has been carefully crafted to be appealing and manufacturable. 6 SEE MORE ON MY WEBSITE A faithful 1:3 size mock-up The final mock-up validated my product assumptions in terms of shape and volume. Semi-functional prototype I used a simple telescopic plastic tube mechanism to enable one door to open as the final product would do. A 1:3 scale mock-up I wanted the prototype to be highly loyal to the shapes of the real product. To do so, I decided to use a sandwich approach, by combining 12 medium boards designed in CAD beforehand. Surface quality work I used numerous amount of finishing coating to finalized the exterior aspect of the product. Only then, I covered it with several layers of paint. 2 4 3 1 Copyright Alexandre Tarall 2019 7 From an anti-aggression bracelet In 2018 I started a project with one simple goal: find an ingenious way of answering women street aggressions. Our answer was a revolutionary bracelet that won 3 awards including the Dyson Award in 2019. To a french start-up After receiving great feedback from public and victims of aggressions, and followed by several industrial actors willing to help me, I decided to start my own start-up to launch this product. 8 months later, after an incredible adventure, I am now moving forward. SKETCH ENGINEERING RENDERING UX | UI DESIGN DESIGN CAD PROTOTYPING BRAND IMAGE 2 YEARS DUO 2020 B-EVE. 1ST PRICE 8 Shout EVE to alert The main activation trigger is your voice. Shout EVE to launch a 110dB alarm, record evidence and alert your relatives via a call and GPS location sharing. The original design This is the concept that won the Dyson Award. When I created the brand b-eve, I redesigned it and evolved some features to fit the target better. Shake it to activate it Once on your wrist, the device detects it allowing you to turn it on by shaking it 3 times. 3 9 A user-centred design The design and ideation process was done in close collaboration with victims of aggressions, women and police forces. It allowed us to think differently and come up with radical efficient ideas. 10 b-eve website As a fresh start-up, building a website to showcase the b-eve vision and products was key to success. Safe travel b-eve app When re-imagining the b-eve product, I developed a b-eve companion App. A social co-walking service and b-wear bracelet support were at the centre of it. 11 SEE MORE ON MY WEBSITE 1.3 million views in 1 week With more than 1 million views of a Facebook interview, several media coverage with a total of 6 million views, the EVE device received great feedbacks across France and many other countries (USA, Bresil...). Start-up development After being accepted in an Incubator program, I developed my start-up b-eve through contests, fairs and meet-ups. My goal was to certify the technical feasibility of the bracelet as well as creating a financial strategy. 1st National Dyson prize We received 2 Awards for Best Innovative Project in North of France, as well as the 1st prize at the French Dyson Award Innovation contest. A functional mock-up Together with my partner, we built a functional prototype of the first EVE Dyson award-winning product. It worked with basic components managed by an Arduino. Copyright Alexandre Tarall 2019 4 2 3 1 SOLO SKETCH ENGINEERING RENDERING DESIGN CAD 12 Watering can lantern How often do you use your watering can? I combined 3 rarely-used outside garden objects together. The water stored in this watering can diffuse beautiful light across your garden. 360 ̊ drinkable water bottle Why think twice where to drink? I engineered it so that a simple turn of the white ring allows you to get water wherever you put your mouth around. 2019 1M PROTOTYPING FLIP. Water Bottle Watering Can Lantern 13 Water your plants Don’t waste the water, and use the dedicated mode to water your inside or outside plants. Solar garden torches Fill the water tank and light up your device by turning the ring. The solar panel on the top will automatically recharge the battery. Caustic light lantern Flip the device to get the water on the light, and light up your table with great water reflections. 14 Engineering exploration Finding simple mechanism within the body ratio and water constraints was a great challenge. I tried to find the most simple solution with fewer parts possible for each product. The water bottle 360 ̊ top mechanism is made of only 3 parts. SEE MORE ON MY WEBSITE SOLO 2018 SKETCH ENGINEERING RENDERING DESIGN CAD PROTOTYPING 15 Car booster & Device charger Your car battery is down, or you don’t have an outlet to power your laptop? Kiwi is the first device dedicated to both car battery boost and tech device charging. With its minimalist yet robust 2 parts design, it can follow you everywhere and adapt itself to your need. 2 M KIWI. 16 A flashlight A flashlight is a must-have in any car. Kiwi has a powerful light mode for critical moments. Lantern car booster Your battery’s car is empty? Even alone in the dark, Kiwi is here to start your car. Plug the cable coil, and light it up for a powerful lantern effect. Induction + 230 V charge Unplug the bottom cable coil, and carry the main battery device with you. Charge and hold your phone tight via the Kiwi induction non-slip top. 17 A shape-guided design The cylinder shape comes from the need of a cable reel. After days of exploration, I came back to it because of its simplicity & stability. I created the pliers design around iconic animals shapes to get new fresh design ideas. 18 SEE MORE ON MY WEBSITE Great feedback Designers and users feedbacks were positive about this concept. The 230V outlet to charge computer sized device was a real game-changer for most of them. A folded cardboard pack I designed the pack to protect the product and simultaneously showcase all the different features it has to offer to the client. A 1:1 scale mock-up The main Kiwi body was built out of a wood cylinder, combined with various 3D printed parts. I had to manage with a cylinder slightly bigger than my design, allowing me to try out new ergonomy assumptions. A 3D printed coil base I used the Color Jet Printer technology to print those bottom parts without structure. 4 2 3 1 SOLO SKETCH RENDERING DESIGN CAD 19 8 days to re-invent the wheel I had this challenge while working at VanBerlo: to create as much completely unique design out of a simple piece of classic store hanger. 2019 8 DAYS PROTOTYPING ENGINEERING HANGERS. 20 Finding new shapes I inspired myself with a huge quantity of sources to keep new shapes coming up. I used user ergonomy and marketing constraints to find as many design path as I could. SEE MORE ON MY WEBSITE